Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-20
aR. WHITMARsH's GOAT TEAM

and Mr.. Whitmarsh is very fond OF
him. Seeing an advertisement OF
goat carriages IN a New Orleans
paper, Mr.. Whitmarsh thought that
would be nice thing for Harry land
he sent and got one of the carriages
He also purchased a pair of goats,
and had harness made for them,
The team created considerable ex-
element in Tallulah, and set all
the boys in town wild on the sub.
ject of goats.
The goats were hitched up reg
ularly every day, and practiced
around the yard. Harry soon be-
came quite an expert in driving
goats, and would drive the team
around the house on a keen jump,
and bring up at the front door in
the most approved style.
Mr.. Whi,marsh engaged a gen.
tleman of the colored persuasion TO
attend Harry, and after the goats
got to working well and were per-
fectly gentle, the outfit would come
down town in the cool of the after
Moons escorted by the colored at
tendant. Mr.. Whitmarsh would
sit on the gallery of the 9TH Dis
trlct Lcvee Board and swell with
pride as Harry drove by,
and expatiate to the gentlemen who
congregated there, on the excellen-
cies of goats rs motive power.
Harry became much attached to
his goats, and drove them very
regularly, and Mr.. Whitmarsh con-
graduated himself on the success
full results of his purchase.
A few days ago a spotted bull
terrier was observed to be one of
the attractions of the 9Th District
Levee Board office. Ring, as the
dog was named appeared to be
rather fresh, and had a way of
charging out on every dog that
came along, that annoyed the I'M
lucky canine subject to these
charges, but was intensely amusing
to the human witnesses.
Yesterday afternoon Harry came
driving along in his carriage, and
Ring with that lack of judgment
characteristic of bull dogs, made Il
charge on the goats. The cries of
come back here Ring" and "hcre
Ring" &c, seemed TO rather
encourage Ring, and he kept right
on at at the goats. The goats fully
appreciated the situation, and
didn't aruge the matter an instant,
but took to their heels in the most
energetic fashion, with Ring after
them at his best speed.
OF course there was a great deal
of noise made, and several teams
were frightened into running away.
Harry held to his reins, and the
goats held to their speed. Ring
was easily distanced, but all the
dogs in the neighborhood joined in
the chase, and a great many dogs
that nobody knew were about, pre-
sented themselves, and took part
IN the running. Ring was soon
out of the race, but some of the
other dogs were not so easily dis
posed of. A long legged brindle
md white dog led the pack, and
Dersistently gained on the goats,
who were handicapped by the car
'iage and Harry, who kept his seat
md urged the goats on. Up the
bayou the race went, the carriage
umping and bouncing about, with
he pursuing dogs in close proxim-
ty. Away they flew, past Mr..
McClellan's house, past Captain
Holmes house and on up the road.
Harry urging on his goats and the
logs yelping behind. The brindle
log closed up nearer, nearer yet,
until at last he was alongside of
he goats, and just as the goats got
opposite Captain Holmes gin
house where the roads turns out a.
'ound that old stump,and goes close
o the bayou bank, the brindle dog
labbed the near goat, and away
everything went. The goat STUN
lied and fell, the dog holding to
lin. This caused the other goat
o fall also, and the carriage and
Harry piled on top, and the whole
went rolling down the